How much has SOG helped you?

[Mary Sparrow]

Last week when Michelle posted her two portraits showing how much she has accomplished since learning from this forum was so interesting,and impressive to me.

There are many gifted professionals here that selflessly give their time to help others learn and grow as artists. While I do not participate often, I am paying attention, and reading and trying to understand and grow. (In between changing diapers and playing taxi service to the other two boys) I have SO very much more to learn and without this forum I probably would have stayed very mediocre at best for a very long time. Now I have hope that I may eventually turn out a portrait that is actually quite good! I am so very appreciative to Cynthia for all of her efforts in creating this forum.

I know that many of us have improved and I would like to see others post some portraits demonstrating this as Michelle did. If for no other reason than to show Cynthia and the other professionals that the time they give us is indeed worthwhile to us.